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Several minutes after takeoff from Flying W Airport in Medford, New Jersey, U.S., the pilot of a sightseeing Schweizer 269C-1 radioed that he was unable to control engine rpm by advancing and retracting the throttle. He shut down the engine to conduct an autorotative landing but lost control of the helicopter, which crashed to the ground.

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